What Is Wrong with Music Today!!!

I agree... but then I started actually listening to the words of the music I loved when I was young, and my parents loved when they were young... and realized they were all trashy and nasty too, just not as obvious or graphic as it is now.

Unfortunately, artist will make music that sells and that kind of stuff definitely sells like crazy! I totally agree with you though and monitor what my kids can listen to by compiling my own music onto CD's.

My kids love James Taylor. I've been playing his music since they were both babies =-)

I, too, grew up in the 80's and yes, while there were the suggestive songs (Relax, Start Me Up) you can make the same the same claim about EVERY decade of music...from the 50's (My Ding A Ling), 60's (Hanky Panky), 70's (Tonight's The Night) and EVERY era of music.
It might just seems more overloaded to us now b/c we are mature and NOTICING these lyrics as they relate to our children?
I am completely AGAINST any censorship of art (in any form) but am ALL FOR parental rules and guidance.

In Houston there's a contemporary Christian station KSBJ, 89.3 here and they've got satilite stations all over Texas and LA. It's all my kids ever listened to and you NEVER have to worry about what they're going to say. My daughter at 12 was playing Lacrosse and Field Hockey and I always drove into Houston for games with a car load of girls and my girl would always tell them, Yeah, I know it's not what you're used it (if someone complained) but it's not bad. The music is very upbeat and she still plays it in her car!!!! Although not ALL the time. They always knew the words to songs and they never shock you!!! :)

For this reason I try to keep Christian radio on while in the car.

I normally listen to a rock station that plays a lot of stuff such as Nickelback, Hinder, Linkin Park, Metalica, etc.

My daughter loves the beats from Nickelback songs, but she's almost 5 so I have quit playing that station with her in the truck! Now I will switch it to a country station, or some of my country CDs that she likes. I used to only listen to country as a teenager, so I enjoy both types of music.

The morning DJs of my rock station are also not child-friendly haha They are funny and don't use bad language on the air, but they do talk about things I don't need my 5 year old repeating! lol And then the station plays clips from the show at random times throughout the day, so I have to avoid those as well.

Wow! Was this post an echo from my house? I first thought you were going to gripe about Auto-Tune (the worst offense visited on music in forever), but yeah, I get it. My young teen neighbor was playing music clips from online out the window this summer while my girlfriend's sons were over. The whole song *sounded* like they were having sex! It wasn't just the lyrics! And it wasn't just one song....

This all makes me feel Very, Very Old too.( I remember when my mom used to turn down KISS's "I Was Made For Loving You" on the radio in the car.) Thank goodness my son is only three and a half. Hopefully, when he's old enough to want to listen to Filthy McNasty, I can just turn off my hearing aids, ha ha.

We listen mostly to KLove. It's a Christian station but has more up to date music and beats. My 9 year old loves it and even dances in the car when we have it on. Not sure what the dial would be inyour area but if you check their website www.klove.com you can enter you zip and it will pop up. I'm in Austin and we can still get it in Dallas area although different station. I got tired of changing the station when there was an inappropriate song that comes on.

I know what you mean! Several months ago I made the switch to christian radio because I was tired of constantly turning off the radio while in the car because of all the inappropriate lyrics and conversations from the DJ's. My children are 15, 12, 5 and 3 and all love music. To my surprise, they love the christian music. It has a wide variety of musical styles from pop to ballad. They also have a new HD station geared toward 12 to 24 year olds that is more rock/pop style music. My two older children requested HD radios for Christmas so that they could listen to the new station. I no longer worry about what they may hear and we still get to enjoy great music!

I know it's really over the top now a days, but even older rock songs have some really weird lyrics. Just an example is Rolling Stones Start Me Up....."You make a dead man c-m."
There a ton more like that too. Plus even if you take a song that doesn't have a naughty word in it, the meaning can still be nasty, or shocking in some way.
I totally understand how its annoying, but older generations weren't angels either....after all thats why we wanted to listen to them, right? =) Well, at least I did.
PS...I grew up in the 80's, also experimenting with rap, alternatve, grunge, rock, ska, punk, but my roots are also metal, rock, country, folk, western, bluegrass and more. Im very eclectic with my music. lol.

The music today is pretty horrifying. I can't even find the "beat" in a lot of it. And I agree, they lyrics are bad.
The world is getting meaner and scarier.
Keep your halo on :)

my daughter is still young, so she listens to what we listen to. Lately it's been a lot of Queen, the one band my husband and I both really like.

That's funny that you mention preferring listening to country--my 6-yr-old daughter loves country music, but there was MUCH protest this morning when I changed the station after I heard "the tequila makes her clothes fall off"...I was thinking I might be better off having her listen to current pop and rock!! LOL

I'm not sure how old your kids are, but if they like current hits, get Kids Bop Cds. The change the lyrics when necessary but keep the beat etc. My kids are 8 & 10 now and think they are too old for Kids Bop now!

Choose another radio station.
I listen to K-Love (88.7 FM in your area) and Air-1 (88.1 out of Corpus Christi) and never have to censor a thing from my 3.5 yo son.

Incidentally, the square root of 69 is 8.306623862918074. Sorry....the math geek in me just had to say something. <]:o)

LOL I had to giggle at the "What the hell?" part because I know what song your talking about.

My daughter is almost two so, she listens to toddler music as well as her favorite Yo gabba gabba cd. I'm in my early 20s and I agree! But, I've also listened to music my parents use to listen to back in the day and some of those lyrics were just as bad. LOL I remember hearing Clarence Carter "I'm strokin" song. hahaha, It's all about what sells.

I know how you feel. It's definitely nastier than it was when we are kids but if you think back, it was all about love and sex then too. Remember the song, "pearl necklace!" Awful! I do remember loving all of the pop music when I was a teen and I had NO idea what they were singing about. It wasn't until college that I had a clue. While I would try to encourage different music, don't be too controlling or you will probably have a little rebellion coming your way. It's likely that your kids have no clue as to what most songs are about. I know I didn't. If they do know what they are singing about, make it a lesson and tell them why this song is wrong and disrespectful.

Humm. . . I'm not even sure where to begin with my response.

You didn't say how old your kids were. I, like you, really fought tooth and nail to protect my 2 (now 20 and 16 YEARS). I found that Walmart carried the edited version of music, but really once they start driving and earning their own money, you have very little control. Our daughter just had a Sweet 16 party with a DJ. I will admit being shocked at some of the songs they picked. But you know what, all 30 kids were singing WORD FOR WORD! And these are GOOD kids! I know their parents too.

I hate to admit it, but I truly enjoy some of today's music. I've been to see Nickleback and the Black Eyed Peas. And I was disappointed when I couldn't get Usher tickets! :( I certainly am NOT trying to be the fun or cool mom. I am a MOM, not my kid's friend! But I grew up in a music loving family and I enjoy the music. I remember years ago my father belonged to the Columbia House Music club and we were listening to something new every month. And as others have said, every generation has had questionable and/or suggestive music. One of the albums (remember those?) my dad got was of Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass. Not a single word, all instrumental. But I'll never forget the album cover was of a woman covered in whipped cream with either her finger in her mouth or a cherry. Think about that now!
Remember "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights" by Meatloaf? What about just the name "Doobie Brothers". And speaking of country, I have a friend of mine who wouldn't let her kids listen to the Carrie Underwood song, "Before He Cheats" because she was singing about being so violent and destructive.

I guess what I'm trying to spit out is that I get it! Been there, done that! What we did was talk about how inappropriate some songs where and why. But really, once they hit a certain age, you have little control.

A few years ago when mine where probably 12 and 16, "My Humps" by the Black Eyed Peas came on the radio. My 16 year old son made some comment about that been inappropriate for his 12 year old sister and turned the channel! So they did listen.

Oh, and I've never heard that song you are talking about. Or probably more the case, I've not paid attention to the lyrics.

You don't say how old your kids are.

Are they listening to your car radio? Can you buy and play CD's to play instead? BTW, Walmart's policy is not to sell any CD music that is R rated.

Teach them to enjoy a variety of music by buying a variety or using an XM radio that you operate.

Radio Disney is pretty tame.

I have a 7 year old son that begs for the top pop stations in the car. He has his itunes which does have the radio version of songs, which still have terrible meanings to them. We have given him the Kidz Bop versions of anything I find is over the top. The good thing about those versions are the fact they give a clean alternative to whats on the radio. So when I have heard him sing along with the radio he is using the Kidz Bop words. Not that great of an option, but I cant turn off all the radios and music all around us. I just tell him why I don't like him listening to those "adult" songs. Usually he gets it, but he still loves that kind of music. Good luck, if you find better alternatives let us know. By the way Toby Mack a christian singer is a great pop alternative.

Music has always been about sex and drug... just some are better disguised than others :)

There is an alternative. KSBJ a Christian station now has a new station called NGEN. It was designed with young people in mind. It has all the new beats and music but with no bad words. It is an HD station that means you must have a HD radio or go on to http://ngenradio.com/ and listen on the internet. My kids were raised on KSBJ and now as adults listen to different kinds of music but with a decerning ear.